being taiwanese, this is the best bubble tea…read more you need less sugar and less ice, jin just xian nai cha

I've been missing the custard cakes from Taiwan and ventured here to cry and they didn't…read moredisappointed! The custard filling is good and the cake is very soft. Love the fun shapes, but wished the exterior was just a little bit crispier. Also, nothing beats a classic milk tea loaded with toppings like the noodle jelly.

Boba still living up to its brand. Fresh made boba combined with refreshing teas and milk drinks…read more Service is super quick Staff are very clear with ordering

Rolled into Flushing for the US Open (the tennis is right there) and, well, I couldn't be in the…read moreheart of the city's best Chinatown and not get my boba fix. It's a compulsion at this point. Xing Fu Tang is a Taiwanese chain built around brown sugar bubble tea, and the location is dead central on a busy, touristy stretch with foot traffic everywhere. Tons of options on the menu and a quick, efficient ordering system, which you'll appreciate because the place is tiny and the lines get long. My only real note is the sugar. There is a genuinely alarming amount of it packed into each drink, which is kind of the entire point of brown sugar boba, but consider yourself warned if you value your teeth. I love this neighborhood, and this scratched the itch. Grab a drink and go wander Flushing.

Auntea Jenny is like if Molly Tea and Heytea had a baby lol. I feel like they're definitely known…read morefor their fruit teas and I was going to try the mango pomelo sago for that reason, but I ended up settling on the premium jasmine tea latte because I was craving some milk tea atm. And it was delicious!! The tea taste was very strong, and 30% sugar was a perfect kick of sweetness. I might be tripping but there were hints of orange flavor in this, I'm not sure if they added some to their tea but it was amazing and floral and fragrant. We went on a Saturday afternoon and it was definitely busy. It took around 20 minutes to order and get my drink. Very limited seating inside so don't plan to drink your tea in there. I'm gonna come back to try their fruit drinks :)

Stopped in after dinner. This definitely hit the spot. Its like a fruit dessert in your cup…read more The decor is cute and relaxing. The couches are plush. And the tea selection was great!

Get their jasmine milk drinks. It is worth trying once in your life. The quality and flavor of the…read morejasmine is wonderful. I tried the matcha and it felt so luxurious to drink this. I got the recommended sugar and ice levels.

In case you're wondering what happened to Molly Tea:…read more Here's the Real Tea (per Google): The "Molly Tea scandal" is an international franchise dispute involving the Shenzhen-based parent company of the trendy Chinese tea chain and its US franchise operators. A court injunction barred the US operators from using the brand's trademarks, forcing a viral rebrand to "? Tea" in New York. Headquarters' Allegations: According to court documents, the corporate office revoked the operators' trademark rights after claiming: - Unauthorized Expansions: The US operator opened a Los Angeles location without prior corporate approval. - Unapproved Ingredients: The franchise was sourcing ingredients independently, violating strict corporate quality and recipe standards. - Hiding Profits: Headquarters accused the operators of voiding their contract by allegedly hiding store revenues and bypassing royalty payments. The Franchisee's Perspective: The US operators disputed the claims. Before the courts stepped in, franchisees alleged that corporate HQ had attempted to aggressively renegotiate the ownership equity, attempting to slash the operator's share from 80% to 30% after the US locations proved highly lucrative. Current Status & Rebranding: Due to the legal injunction, the affected stores were forced to scrub the name "Molly Tea" from their storefronts, uniforms, and delivery apps. The operator complied by covering up the logos and using hand-drawn question marks on cups, quickly earning the nickname "? Tea" among fans.

Very solid spot in Flushing for a milk tea. We went on a Saturday afternoon and it wasn't too busy…read more We tried the iron goddess which was a very tasty oolong milk tea. 30% sugar was sweet enough, and the tea taste remained really strong. They have a gorgeous upstairs area to enjoy your drink, chit chat, or even get some work done. It was perfect for cooling off on a humid ny summer day :)

Chayann was incredibly cold and rude…read more Iced coffee was not great. Looked like a cute place outside aesthetically but then found out she accused a stranger of theft when she left her own rugs outside, overnight. Was looking forward to a new coffee spot in the area but this namesake owner seems to not be putting respect on their own name.

top 2 heytea tips: order on the app beforehand and get the cloud mango…read more i think heytea's app is the best food/drink order app that i've ever used for a specific store. they have pictures, drink info, nutritional info, and give you very up-to-date drink queue info. VERY GOOD UI the cloud mango is also a super underrated drink if you're a mango fan like me. yummy mango slush with chunks of mango and the cheese foam is deliciously sweet with a salty tang from the cream cheese that cuts through beautifully. it's always crowded inside heytea so like that's that and you unfortunately cannot stop that from happening but this heytea does have seating if you can sit if there r available seats. but my two tips have never failed me at a heytea

Quench your thirst at this place. I know it's a chain but this is branch is Good! This place was…read morepacked on a Wednesday night. Ordered ur from a kiosk, pay and wait for your order to be called. They have a small area to stand and wait for your order. Ordered our go to Mango boba drink, brown sugar boba and tried out their new cloud matcha tea for the summer season. All delicious.

Damn. Should have came here more frequently instead of venturing off to other drink spots. I love…read moretheir super trio and bubble tea egg waffle. It's so good. Today I was craving it and boom - ugh, too late. Damn it. RIP.

Store is very warm - no A/C? Tough on the staff, I'm sure…read more They have a huge line of stickers for drinks... so they're behind on making it even with four staffers (one cleaning/making stuff in the back, and two others upfront, and one floater it looked like). The Sun Moon Lake Black Tea - refreshing, cool, and not too sweet. I liked it. Two orders of egg pancakes - for each order of 5 only one flavor, and they told me 10-15min for them, so waited.... 31 minutes. Terrible. The drink I saw was done in less than 5min.... and sat there warming up on the table while they made the egg pancakes. They couldn't just give it to me? -sigh- Also, for whatever reason, they make drinks and put it on the table, but don't have someone consistently checking that the order(s) are done and so some orders literally sat completed and people were waiting around all crowded in the storefront, and finally several got the attention of the staffers in order to show their numbers and point out their drinks were done... left some of the customers pretty unhappy at both the ordering and pickup stage for the lack of someone consistently working. The plastic shield also blocked audio so that made it harder to order because it was hard to hear the staffer clearly. The egg pancakes were ok - custard I felt were better than the taro, but others like the taro more.

Such a beautiful, spacious store! I came in because they had a special buy 2 drinks get a blind box…read moremagnet for free. I got the: -Jasmine milk tea: DELICIOUS!! I learned that you can get the tea brewed stronger so I highly recommend you request that. -Coconut mango blue: so beautiful and I love the toppings Staff is super friendly and attentive.

Delicious drink with chewy pearls. The tea flavor is perfectly balanced with the milk and topping…read more I ordered my drink half sweet and it was still moderately sweet so I'd consider getting 1/4 sweet next time. Decadent taste and quick friendly service. Drink was made quickly as I came Thursday during main working hours (4pm) I downloaded the app and got 10% off first order and also 1 dollar off order $15+...I used the 10% off. The ambiance is clean and modern but it's pretty load from the drink making and outside noise as they keep their door open. Decent seating and NO bathroom access.